RE: [DL] harrowed....

["Jeff Yates" <jyates@primaryfunction.com>]

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> Subject: Re: [DL] harrowed.... [shane]
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> --- PEGShane@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/22/2002 2:38:03 PM Eastern
> > Standard Time,
> > shoffner@usit.net writes:
> >
> >
> > > Now, this only works if there is no discernible
> > difference between the
> > > walking dead & the harrowed.  I would say there
> > isn't much, other than
> > > walking dead probably have no memories of its
> > previous life.  My story
> > > encounter was to have the posse hook up with a NPC
> > who is meeting a group
> > > of
> > > folks.  Only problem is they are just recently
> > killed & no one knows
> > > it--yet.  So, have the walking dead pretend
> > they're really the good guys
> > > until the posse is at a disadvantage, then do as
> > much damage as possible.
> > >
> > > Jeff S
> >
> > One more thing I should have added. Rem. that
> > walking dead aren't the slow,
> > stupid Romero types. They're crafty demons. So this
> > is absolutely "dead" on.
> > ;)
> >
> > Shane
>
> Why would they ever make harrowed then? It seems
> entirely more advantegous to make walking dead. No
> risk. Can interact easily with people. No fighting for
> control...
>

I thinks that's the rub -- they don't interact "easily" with people.  They
don't stay healed/non-rotted like Harrowed, they are violent almost always,
and more feral than anything.  They don't produce subtle fear in person.
Harrowed on the other hand can be subtle, they plan and work towards upping
the fear levels.  Walkin' dead make good shock troops if all you want it
murder and destruction.  And since the manitou is so closely tied to the
harrowed, the harrowed get nifty powers.  Jeff S's scenario would actually
be a departure from normal behaviour for Walkin' Dead, since they won't just
be killing the posse on first sight.

Just my opinion.

Jeff Y.